Next to quarterback, no other position on offense has flummoxed the Chicago Bears more than wide receiver.
“[Chicago] is where receivers go to die,” former Bear Muhsin Muhammad famously uttered 10 years ago.
The Bears tried to change the narrative in recent years with additions such as Brandon Marshall (2012-14) and Alshon Jeffery (2012-16), but a quick glance at Chicago’s media guide reveals that Johnny Morris, who retired in 1967, still holds the franchise record for receiving yards (5,059) and catches by a wide receiver (356).
Jeffery, who played just five seasons for the Bears, is third all time in receiving yards (4,549) and fourth in career receptions (304) among Chicago wide receivers.